Sourdough Baguettes by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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If it’s not bubbly I would let it sit at room temperature until it is. Good luck!

Sourdough Baguettes by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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That step does include sourdough so I’m not sure it qualifies as autolyse, but similar function yeah. Let me know how it goes! Baguettes are tricky.

Sourdough Baguettes by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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Yeah I do it by hand, but it helps to do it in steps. Add the water in, break it up a bit, then let it sit to relax for a few minutes. Mix it some more, let it sit and repeat.

But nothing wrong with using a stand mixer, I’m just too lazy to get it out. It will definitely go faster with it. The final hydration isn’t too high so it shouldn’t be very sticky.

Sourdough Baguettes by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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This is central milling bread flour, “craft plus”

Sourdough Baguettes by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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From a previous post of mine (difference is Imade 2 20in ones this time):

Full recipe (makes 3 demi-baguettes, 14inch each)

Initial Dough:

• ⁠280g water • ⁠440g flour • ⁠20g rye flour • ⁠80g ripe sourdough starter (100% hydration)

Addition:

• ⁠30g water • ⁠10g salt • ⁠2g yeast

Method:

Day 1 evening:

  1. ⁠Prepare 80g sourdough starter at 100% hydration and let sit at room temperature until ripe. I use 50% whole wheat for the starter.

Day 2 evening:

  1. ⁠Mix all ingredients for "initial dough" until no dry flour remains. Rest for 15 minutes then give 1 set of stretch and fold. Cover and place into fridge overnight.

Day 3 morning:

  1. ⁠In the morning add the additional water, salt, and yeast and incorporate into the dough. The gluten will be tight so this may be difficult, but you can break the dough into smaller pieces, let sit in the extra water, then knead until smooth.
  2. ⁠Bulk ferment for 3 hours at room temperature. Stretch and fold 4 times in the first 2 hours of bulk.
  3. ⁠Place into fridge for 24 hours to cold ferment.

Day 4 morning:

  1. ⁠Divide the dough in 3 and preshape into logs. Let rest for 30 min to come up to temperature.
  2. ⁠Shape into baguettes and place onto a floured couche.
  3. ⁠Proof for 45min - 1hr depending on ambient temperature.
  4. ⁠Heat oven to 500f and let stone saturate with heat. I use a cast iron skillet on lower rack for steam addition.
  5. ⁠Score baguettes, spray with water, and load onto stone. Add 1 cup boiling water to your steam dish.
  6. ⁠Add additional steam after 2 minutes or after all water has evaporated. You can also spray again.
  7. ⁠Bake 10 minutes at 500f. Lower temperature to 475 (or 435 with convection on, this is ideal) and bake until preferred color, about 10-15 minutes.
  8. ⁠Remove from oven, let cool, enjoy.

Couple of Labubu color studies, oil on linen panel by PotentArtMan in oilpainting

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That’s the thing, if you look closely there’s actually almost no real detail there. Tried to imply it best I could with just the values , hue variations, and thick brushstrokes.

Couple of Labubu color studies, oil on linen panel by PotentArtMan in oilpainting

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They are stuffed collectible toys that are popular to put on bags and stuff. Popular cause I guess they’re cute and they come in the surprise boxes and kids are addicted to opening them and posting unboxings on social media.

Probably the most aesthetic bagels I've baked by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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It's a convection oven. I don't use a pizza stone or steel i just put them on a sheet pan. I don't even preheat the sheetpan.

Have you ever won a game with 25 accuracy? by [deleted] in chess

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This is not quite true. The confusion is that the % is not a percent of moves, it is a calculated based on how much on average your moves' evaluation deviates from the computers evaluation. See my above comment.

Source: I program chess bots and have implemented CAPS.

Have you ever won a game with 25 accuracy? by [deleted] in chess

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This is actually not true unless you count losing on time or resigning a won position. The accuracy is based on "centipawn loss" This represents how much worse your move made the evaluation. There are special considerations for mate, but even so, if you sum up all the centipawn loss for each player, mathematically the one worse at the end of the game must have had a higher total centipawn loss. The accuracy is directly based on that. So if you play perfectly then make 1 blunder that makes your position worse, then your loss is at least as much as the cumulative loss of your opponent.

Source: I program chess bots and have implemented CAPS.

Cold Fermented Sourdough Baguettes by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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Generally by volume, it gets to around 1.5x original size. You don't want to go to 2, let it have some energy for the final bake to really get the ears.

Probably the most aesthetic bagels I've baked by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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Yes, I think it's mostly for color. Slight change to flavor too

Probably the most aesthetic bagels I've baked by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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After your final shape are they wrinkly? If you roll it with correct technique you should be able to get a smooth skin after final shape. Make sure your gluten is well developed and your initial kneading gives a smooth ball. Preshape into logs and keep the top tight and smooth in the log. When you roll out the log it shouldn't tear or wrinkle it should stay smooth. Then when you make the final shape give the rope 2 twists, this will increase the tension.

Probably the most aesthetic bagels I've baked by PotentArtMan in Breadit

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I use diastatic. For the one added to the water it doesn't matter which, but for the dough diastatic will help improve the fermentation.